2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog

Public Health
Hours: 15 credits, all completed with grades of C or better
The public health minor allows pre-professional students to acquire public health knowledge that is complementary to their chosen career path. It is specifically designed for students going into careers other than public health who can benefit from public health knowledge in the delivery of their services. A few examples of these careers include anthropology, medicine, occupational therapy, physician assistant, dentistry, nutritional sciences, health education, psychology and environmental engineering. This minor is available to any eligible senior.
Prerequisites for the minor include senior status (90+ credits), overall GPA of 3.0, and completion of general college biology, psychology or sociology, and statistics (STA 2023) with a 3.0 GPA. The minor requires 15 hours of specific graduate level public health course work.
Students interested in this minor can obtain an application and a list of appropriate course work that begins in the senior year from the dean's office (HPNP, Room 4104A).
Students interested in this minor can obtain an application and a list of appropriate course work that begins in the senior year from the dean's office (HPNP, Room 4104A).
Please note: Students interested in public health as a career should explore the combined-degree program rather than the minor.
Students complete the five core public health courses listed below to receive breadth of training across the core public health domains.
Required Courses
PHC 6001 Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health | 3 |
PHC 6050 Statistical Methods for Health Sciences 1 | 3 |
PHC 6102 Introduction to Public Health Administrative Systems | 3 |
PHC 6318 Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health | 3 |
PHC 6404 Psychological, Behavioral and Social Issues in Public Health | 3 |